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Category Archives: Regulation
Triumph of freedom
(January 4, 2003) Conservatives dismayed by the increasing size of government can take heart. Large size is not tantamount to a loss of freedom. At no point since Europeans first colonized this continent have governments been less powerful, less oppressive, and less intrusive in our economic and personal lives. Continue reading
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Romanow’s nether regions
(December 4, 2002) Roy Romanow recommends expanding medical services to rural communities to address the appallingly poor health of rural Canadians. This recommendation, he says, conforms to his goal of being “evidence-based and values-driven.” Continue reading
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Quebec margarine battle continues
(November 28, 2002) Quebec’s long-standing refusal to lift a ban on butter-coloured margarine is now being challenged on two fronts. Continue reading
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The phoney MSA debate
(November 28, 2002) The debate over medical savings accounts (MSAs) – the proposal to have government give each Canadian an annual health allowance to cover routine health needs – has largely been fought on economic grounds. Continue reading
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Federal electoral Boundaries commissions 2002
(November 8, 2002) The single-seat district system violates charter rights far more profoundly than any inequality of numbers between districts. Continue reading
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Urban Renaissance Institute 